It is part of the Pamber and Silchester ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.

Nearby towns and cities: Basingstoke, Reading The hamlet is situated on the northern section of the busy A33 road, which splits it north to south.

The hamlet is named for the Turgis family that owned land locally in the thirteenth century.

Turgis Green was inclosed in 1866 as a result of the Inclosure Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict.

c. 118),[4] which permitted landlords to enclose open fields and common land and deny local people their historic rights to graze on these area, as well as wood gathering and water rights.